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Steve Alford has the team and tools to lead UCLA on a longer run and save his job

The last time some fans were paying attention to this team, it was the middle of last March, and the Bruins were falling to the Bonnies, 65-58, in an NCAA tournament play-in game.

Some people thought Alford would not hold his job. Some people were even willing to put their money behind it. Shortly after that loss, an airplane was rented and a banner was purchased in hopes of persuading athletic director Dan Guerrero to can him. It was the second time in three years that fans made an aerial appeal.

I thought the banner’s expectations were fair, but its hashtag was not.